Feeder



Feb. 2, 1932.

R. NIEHAGE FEEDER Filed slept. 418, 1930 lNvENToR ATTORNEY Parenteel Feb. 2, 1932 RICHARD MEHA'GE, or NEwfYonK; 1\T.Y.

' FEEDER Application mea september-18,1930. semaine. 482,721.

that they are unclean, due mostly'to theirv construction, permitting the youngfowl to perch upon the device, soil'it'an'd dirty the feed, which is then eaten and causes constipation and even death of the fowl..

The prime object ofV my invention, there-1 fore, is to provide a sanitary devicevfor use as feeder or waterretainer so constructedas to preclude the possibility of the fowl resting, settingor walking over'V any Vpart thereof, and

the fowls discharge.'

preventing the feed or water being soiled by y p 'Y sides 12, however, their point of attachment Another object of my invention is to pro-V vide within such sanitary feeder device, p

means. for retainingand gradually dispensin'g feed to the fowl as the grub 1s being consumed. 'i

A further obj ect ofmyfinvention is'to con-V struct such feeding device, asto render it not:

only practical for the purpose first indicated,

but also inexpensive and easily operable by the owners of poultry 'and'their help. Y, f r

The foregoing and still further objects will become more fully apparent from the following. description and the accompanying drawings, forming part of my disclosure, but by no means intended to limit my invention to the structure actually illustrated, and in which Y Fig. 1 is a perspective view ofa preferred Vform of my device,

Fig. 2 is a typical transverse cross sectional i apertures 13, limitV the depthof entry of a view therethrough,

ov F ig. 3 is a partial side elevation thereof,

Fig. 4 illustrates a fragmental' perspectiveV viewof a modifiedform of'my feeder, and Y Fig. 5 illustrates a cross sectional view through 'a modified feeder top. i

ReferringV nowmor'e specifically to `Ythe drawings, numeral 10 denotes the lower or body portion of my feeder with which is associated a closure ll. The feeder body is hollow and consists of a longitudinal structure 50 'composed of outwardly bulgingside members 12 which widen from the top of the structure.

In the side members is provided a plurality of apertures 13', the number of which depends upon the length of the body. At the center of the device a longitudinal partition, 14 is arrangedV which divides the body into two compartments in which 'are disposed chutes 15 adapted to partially cover apertures 13..

rbottom towards the e vPartition 14 and chutes 15- form hoppers for retaining and dispensing grub for fowl, which feed issues through the narrowxpas-v sages-16, between partition 14 andchutes 15,` into troughs 17 disposed vbelow "the lower edges 18of openings 13.v Chutesl are shown attached in Fig.2 at'19 to the inner faces of may be changedand they maybesecured to the end walls 2O of the body, if preferred, M

and may'be'spaced fromsides 12 to facilitate cleaning of the device. For the same pur- Vpose these chutes maybe made removable.

VSuch modified constructionsare not shown inthe drawings since they are quite obvious'.

The lower edge of the closure ispreferalolyj provided' with Yan overlap 25. rlfhey entire structure of the closure is so'con's'tructed as to avoid the formation of any-resting place where a fowl may either perch or even temporarily alight, thereby preventing soiling lof the device and its contents.V f p `Chutes 15 serve not only for retaining feed but, due to their arrangement relative to 15v maybe altered, as indicated in Figf', vin

which 'aportionf of amfodiied feeder 'body is fowl, as illus- Y illustrated. In this figure, numeral 27 denotes the side of the feeder device which widens from the through portion 28 upwards. Pressed from the side member 27 inwards are shields 29, forming individual limiting means for each feeder opening 80. In this modified arrangement the fowls head or heal cannot reach behind the side portion between two adjacent openings as is possible in an arrangement such as shown in lligs. 2 and 3. Y

Fig. 5 illustrates a modified design of the closure, comprising again steeply arranged side members 31, oined at 32 to a sharp edge. The lower end of this construction is provided with a recess 33 adapted to rest upon the upper edge of the feeder body. This type of cover is entirely removable from the feeder body and is illustrated for the purpose of showing that the closure construction may be modified in various ways, and may be even in sl'd'ng engagement with the feeder body (not shown).

Since it is essential that my device is built inexpensively7 so as to become available for general use, I prefer using sheet metal or water-proofed paper, fibre, or other material. I have found it expedient, however, to en ploy cardboard impregnated with what is known as wasser-glass, for constructing my device, which will answer the purposeadmirably, due to its toughness and water resisting qualities.

In 2 I hare indicated bybrolren lines 34 the top' of the grub in the hoppers while numeral S5 indicates the top line of the feed in troughs 17. It is obvious, however, that the feeder may be used also as a fountain for either liquid feed or wat-er.

rlie foregoing description deals with specific structm es of my device of which the main feature, however, resides in the arrangement of the feeder so designed as to preclude soiling of the feed by fowl, in that the latter is prove ed from aligirting on any t thereof. It is obvious therefore, that aart my device is capable of numerous modificathe broad scope of tions and changes within my idea, and I therefore reserve for in self the right to make such changes or modifications, without departing from my main feature and purpose of my invention stated above.

I claim:

l. A sanitary poultrv feeder, comprising a hollow body and a cover, the former having sides diverging outwards from the bottom to the top, seid cover having steep sides terminating in a sharp top edge and feed openings provided in said outwardly diverting sides.

2. A sanitary poultry feeder, Acomprising a hollow body and a cover for the latter, said body having sides diverging outwards from the bottom towards the top and provided with a plurality of side openings just large enough for accommodating the head of a fowl, said cover adapted to close the top of the body and comprising two steep sides terminating in a sharp top edge.

3. A sanitary poultry feeder, comprising a hollow body and a hollow closure, said body having outwardly bulging sides narrow at the bottom and widening towards the top, said sides provided with a plurality of apertures for accommodating individually the heads of fowl, chute members disposed within the body and so disposed as to partially cover said apertures, thereby limiting the depth of` entry of the heads of fowl, a central partition dividing the body into two compartments and forming, together with the chute members, feed dispensing hoppers, said hollow closure comprising two steeply arranged sides terminating in a sharp top edge and end members, the closure structure adapted to completely cover said body and to preclude fowl from using it as a rest or perch.

Ll, fr poultry feeder, comprising in combination, a hollow body having hoppers arranged within and provided with diverging ides widening from bottom to top, aperfnres arranged in said sides for individually acc, rality of chutes forming parts of said hoppers and partially covering said apertures, thereby limiting the depth of entry of the fowls heads, troughs arranged below said chutes accessible through said apertures and adapted to hold solid or liquid food, a closure associated with said body and coniposed of steep sides and vertical ends, a sharp edge formed between the top edges of said steep sides for preventing fowl from perching thereon.A

5. A poultry feeder, comprising ahollow body and an operative closure secured thereto, said body having perforated, upwardly diverging sides and means within-for limit* ing the depth of entry through the 'perforations. f y

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature.

` RICHARD NIEHAGE.

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